In response to the statement, former US Attorney Preet Bharara, whom Trump fired in March, tweeted early Friday morning that "Americans should also exercise caution before accepting as true lies about firing of Federal Bureau of Investigation director & defamation of a war hero special counsel", references to criticisms Trump has levied against Mueller and James Comey.

Trump also retweeted law professor Alan Dershowitz, who has called for a halt to conversations about obstruction of justice because there was "no plausible case".

The special counsel is following two major lines of investigation, said one USA official familiar with the rough outlines of Mr Mueller's probe who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The memo that Mr. Comey drafted in which he detailed ways in which the president might have acted improperly to influence an ongoing investigation is confirmed to exist, but it has yet to be turned over the Congress. The federal Russian Federation probe is being led by former FBI chief Robert Mueller.

First, it is the president himself acknowledging that he is, in fact, under investigation for possible obstruction of justice-something even on Thursday the White House would not acknowledge.

Mueller is investigating alleged Russian interference in the 2016 USA presidential election and possible collusion with the Trump campaign.

In a new tweet, Pres. Trump appears to confirm he's under investigation for obstruction of justice.

President Trump emphasized the importance of "dignity" and "honest" work in his weekly address released Friday, which focused on providing advice to young workers. Trumpdescribed such stories as witch hunt. "It is in everybody's best interests if we let him do his job". "It's never been part of our" investigation".

So, in a way, the news that Mueller is investigating Trump for obstruction makes it harder for Trump to fire Mueller, while also making a cornered president more likely to do just that.

Mr Comey, who had been leading one of several Russian Federation inquiries, testified to Congress last week that the president had pressured him to drop the inquiry into Mr Flynn.

Trump's spokesman said when he dismissed Comey on May 9 that the reason was the former FBI chief's handling of the investigation into Clinton's use of a private email server.

On Tuesday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions declined to reveal what he and Trump have discussed about the Russian Federation probe or the decision to fire Comey.

"Nice", Mr Trump wrote on Twitter earlier, later repeating his accusation the probe was a "witch hunt". At the time of that report it was not clear that the FBI was investigating Kushner's business dealings.

Kushner and other Trump business associates are being looked at in the investigation, according to a new report. It cited five people briefed on the requests by Mueller's team who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The firm owned 2,873,157 shares of the energy company's stock after buying an additional 597,984 shares during the period. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company's stock.

Arlene Foster said it was "right and proper" that her Democratic Unionist Party would vote for May's Queen's Speech next week. He also highlighted the role of Scottish Tories, led by Ruth Davidson, who are opposed to a hard Brexit.

Donnarumma signed for Milan's youth team in 2013 before making his senior debut in 2015 at just 16 years old. We were willing to pay him €25m net over five years, which would have cost the club an estimated €50m.

A handout image released by the St Clair County Sheriff's Department shows a booking photo dated February 19, 2007, of James T. She said Hodgkinson made preparations for leaving, selling nearly everything he owned from his businesses before the trip.

Corbyn's approach to the fire, which has so far killed 30 people and injured dozens of others, has been heralded by the public . On Saturday morning, NHS England said there are 19 patients in four London hospitals receiving care of which 10 are critical.

Highway 2 is closed at Wright Mountain Road and no entry is allowed at this time, said Sheriff's Spokeswoman Cindy Bachman . The San Bernardino County Fire Department is assisting the National Angeles Forest and Cal Fire with structure protection.

Havana says Trump's policy on Cuba doomed to fail
But I think it's going to be hard for Trump to force change in Cuba or steer more assets to the island's private sector this way. Travel brings people and cultures together, so we are excited about the upcoming cruises to Cuba for our guests.

London tower block fire protesters storm town hall
Choucair told Reuters residents had concerns about the safety of the building and she was angry about what has happened. As the fire raged, Rania started recording on Facebook Live from her apartment where she was stuck due to thick smoke.

The mighty recovery of Paul Casey puts him in US Open mix
Rory McIlroy plays his shot from the 13th tee during the second round of the US Open on Friday. "I thought 63 was the number". The rounds of the day were turned in by Hideki Matsuyama and Chez Reavie, who equaled Fowler's 65 on Thursday.

Brexit talks to start next week
The Conservative source said: "We're confident of getting an agreement, we're confident that the Queen's speech will be passed". Northern Ireland is a deeply religious country and numerous DUP's policies reflect this in how socially conservative they are.